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If You Have a Problem My PC Isn't Working Properly The PC is Stuck in Sleep Mode Have you checked that... The PC is really stuck Ö How 1 Press any key on the keyboard. Wait for a minute to see if the PC wakes up. 2 Press the power button once and, if the power LED stops blinking, wait for one minute. 3 Press in the power button for 5 seconds. The PC will shut down. Note that any unsaved data will be lost. 4 Unplug the PC's power cord, wait for a few seconds then plug it in again. If your PC does not restart automatically, press the On/Off button. The PC Freezes All of a Sudden Have you checked that... One of your applications has not crashed Ö There is not a hardware problem Ö You have installed enough memory in your PC. It is recommended that you install 128MB of RAM to run Windows 2000 on your PC. Installing less than this may cause problems running applications. The processor in your PC has not overheated. Ö Ö How 1 Try pressing the CTRL + ALT + DEL keys simultaneously. A window appears showing the applications currently running. One of these may be marked as not responding. 2 Select the application and click on the End Task button. 3 Restart the program to see if it is working normally. 4 If it does not work normally, restart the PC and try again. 1 Run e-Diagtools (refer to page 26). 2 If the problem persists, try removing any added memory or expansion cards. 1 Restart your PC. 2 Press F8 when the HP logo appears at startup, then select Summary. Check the information on RAM, then press Esc and select Exit discarding changes. 1 Disconnect the PC's power cord. 2 Remove the PC's cover (see page 32). 3 Make sure the heatsink fan connector is properly connected. Refer to the HP Vectra XE310 Upgrade Guide (see page 5). 4 Restart your PC and check whether the PC displays an error with the heatsink fan when it boots. I Can't Shut Down My PC Have you checked that... The PC did not hang when you tried to shut it down Ö Ö The PC will not shut down if you press the power button How 1 If you can't shut down and restart the PC normally, press in the power button for 5 seconds. The PC will shut down. Note that any unsaved data will be lost. 2 Unplug the power cord from your PC, wait for a few seconds and then plug it in again. Your PC will restart automatically. 1 Save all data and exit all programs (if you can). 2 Press the power button and keep it pressed for 5 seconds. The PC will turn off. 11

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If You Have a Problem
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My PC Isn’t Working Properly
The PC is Stuck in Sleep Mode
Have you checked that...
How
The PC is really stuck
Ö
1
Press any key on the keyboard. Wait for a minute to see if the
PC wakes up.
2
Press the power button once and, if the power LED stops
blinking, wait for one minute.
3
Press in the power button for 5 seconds. The PC will shut
down. Note that any unsaved data will be lost.
4
Unplug the PC’s power cord, wait for a few seconds then plug
it in again. If your PC does not restart automatically, press the
On/Off button.
The PC Freezes All of a Sudden
Have you checked that...
How
One of your applications has not crashed
Ö
1
Try pressing the
CTRL + ALT + DEL
keys
simultaneously. A window appears showing the applications
currently running. One of these may be marked as
not
responding
.
2
Select the application and click on the End Task button.
3
Restart the program to see if it is working normally.
4
If it does not work normally, restart the PC and try again.
There is not a hardware problem
Ö
1
Run e-Diagtools (refer to page 26).
2
If the problem persists, try removing any added memory or
expansion cards.
You have installed enough memory in your PC.
It is recommended that you install 128MB of
RAM to run Windows 2000 on your PC. Installing
less than this may cause problems running
applications.
Ö
1
Restart your PC.
2
Press
F8
when the HP logo appears at startup, then select
Summary.
Check the information on RAM, then press
Esc
and select
Exit discarding changes
.
The processor in your PC has not overheated.
Ö
1
Disconnect the PC’s power cord.
2
Remove the PC’s cover (see page 32).
3
Make sure the heatsink fan connector is properly connected.
Refer to the
HP Vectra XE310 Upgrade Guide
(see page 5).
4
Restart your PC and check whether the PC displays an error
with the heatsink fan when it boots.
I Can’t Shut Down My PC
Have you checked that...
How
The PC did not hang when you tried to shut it
down
Ö
1
If you can’t shut down and restart the PC normally, press in the
power button for 5 seconds. The PC will shut down. Note that
any unsaved data will be lost.
2
Unplug the power cord from your PC, wait for a few seconds
and then plug it in again. Your PC will restart automatically.
The PC will not shut down if you press the power
button
Ö
1
Save all data and exit all programs (if you can).
2
Press the power button and keep it pressed for 5 seconds. The
PC will turn off.